[Ansteorra] Recognition (WAS: Travel)

[Dan Baker]

I have a number of SCA awards, and it has been a long time since I received
one.  I even have a couple that are absolutely unique.  And yes, that is
frustrating sometimes to go years between them. and I don't mean to
denigrate them at all.  Each one I have received was vastly appreciated and
I love that people recognized me with them.

But Honestly, the most cherished awards I have received are not the ones
you hang on a wall.  it was the Oooooooooo of the populous when I presented
the Prince and Princess with new travel thrones at Pennsic court, it was
the look on my Norse persona Baron's face when I made his Court Baron
Scroll (Runes burned into a Mastyrmyr tool chest) as he stepped down from
Landed Baron.  The greatest award I have ever received was when I presented
my home barony with a pair of thrones and as I was doing so, my Laurel
(then Kingdom Senechal) leaned over and said to the King, "That's My
Apprentice".

Scrolls and Awards are cool, but let us not forget real recognition, a
heartfelt "thank you", a "WOW" or even a "that's cool, how did you do
that?"  These are the awards that last the longest and are the most
remembered of all.

-Capten Rhys

On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 5:25 PM, <myfanwy at pug.net> wrote:

> If you are not certain of *what* award but you feel somebody deserve
> recognition, I highly recommend you write a personal letter to Their
> Majesties, and if you live in a Barony Their Excellencies, and let them
> know what you have seen an individual do and they will usually be able to
> read those words and come up with a highly suitable award.  The only
> problem is when the person has already received the award, and then we can
> only come up with a "Thank you."
>
> These words are frequently just as valuable as an award recommendation.
>
> My two pence,
> Myfanwy ferch Eifion
> Baroness of Bryn Gwlad
> Lady of Hellsgate.
>
> On Jan 31, 2012, at 5:18 PM, Rose wrote:
>
> > "As for the 'who should put people in for awards'; I think it is 100%
> > EVERYONE'S job. ... I feel that everyone should put in for someone they
> feel is deserving of an award regardless of their position. There are too
> > many deserving people out there for it to be the sole job of only a few
> > officers."
> >
> >
> > I very much agree with this, but it's a hard thing right now. Under our
> current system, I
> > would have to have a good working knowledge of our award system *and*
> > somehow have gathered enough knowledge to know who was doing what before
> they got which award, so I know if what I'm seeing is like what that
> > someone was doing before they got whichever award that I think should be
> awarded for what I'm seeing. (Whew. That was a mouthful.) Written
> > criteria, as in a short paragraph for each award, would be immensely
> > helpful, and only a small change from what we're already doing.
> >
> >
> >
> > -R the O
> >
> >
> >
> > *               *               *               *               *
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> >
> > Ars longa, vita brevis, occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum,
> iudicium difficile. ~Hippocrates
> >
> >
> >
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa <princess at coronet.ansteorra.org>
> >> To: Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com>; "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <
> ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 5:01 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Recognition (WAS: Travel)
> >>
> >>
> >> Let me take this opportunity to point out to *everyone who thinks
> 'Milady Worksalot' already has her AoA* this handy dandy page on the
> Kingdom Website where you can look up who has/needs what award by names,
> the award, the group, the date & more: http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/OP/
> >>
> >> Scroll down to the 'Interactive search of the Roll of Precedence'
> section and go from there.
> >>
> >> As for the 'who should put people in for awards'; I think it is 100%
> EVERYONE'S job. (Disclaimer: This is me at my desk saying how I feel; my
> Prince is away slaying the daily dragons and my Parents out working hard on
> the business of the Kingdom. This is only my personal thought on the
> matter) .  I feel that everyone should put in for someone they feel is
> deserving of an award regardless of their position. There are too many
> deserving people out there for it to be the sole job of only a few officers.
> >>
> >> And with that I head back to my needlework! ;D
> >>
> >> Princess Elizabeta
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> In regards to our award system, I believe that we should move to a
> less subjective system of awards. First, we should specify a set of
> criteria for each award (think merit badges). Next, we should be clear
> about who should be keeping watch for those who need recognition, as part
> of their office. (Yes, I know *anyone* can recommend, but that still leaves
> Milady Worksalot, who everyone thinks already has an AoA, out in the cold.)
> I know at least one set of B&Bs who refuse to put anyone in for anything.
> They say that other people should come to them with the recommendation,
> which they will then endorse. Yet other officers are specifically told to
> watch for those deserving of recognition. This is damned confusing. Anyway,
> these two simple changes would help alot of folks get the recognition that
> helps fuel our volunteering spirit. :)
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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